Wanderer Series – Carry On

A light-bodied, dry red wine with notes of strawberry, cranberry, baking spice, anise, and violet. The palate suggests cherry fruit leather, black raspberry, earth, and desert sage.

Varieties: 62% Carignan, 31% Cinsault, 7% Mourvèdre

6-day fermentation in large oak fermenters. 220-day extended maceration Mourvèdre. Aged in a combination of both new and neutral French and Eastern European barrels for 22-33 months. 

Serve from 53 to 60°F | Gently decant

ABV: 12.3% | RS: 0.0 g/L 

smoked trout, Texas-fried quail, or just by itself on a hot day.

AVA: Texas High Plains

Both planted back in 2010 over the signature Amarillo sandy loam soil of Terry County, the Seaton and Ferguson families of Farmhouse Vineyards and Paddack and Timmons of La Pradera Vineyards are dedicated to planting varieties that thrive in the semi-arid, sunny conditions of the Texas High Plains. The high elevation of the High Plains provides balance to the structure of their grapes. 

Harvest: Machine-harvested. Soil: Amarillo fine sandy loam, partially over limestone. Elevation: 3,300 ft.